FVXX21 KWBC 241730 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY ISSUED: 2003FEB24/1730Z VAAC: WASHINGTON VOLCANO: POPOCATEPETL 1401-09 LOCATION: N1901W09837 AREA: MEXICO SUMMIT ELEVATION: 17930 FT (5465 M) ADVISORY NUMBER: 2003/058 INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 IMAGERY. GFS MODEL WINDS FORECAST. MEXICO CITY MWO KANSAS CITY AND MIAMI SIGMETS. CENAPRED VOLCANO CAMERA. ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTIONS AT 23/1901Z AND 23/2215Z. OBS ASH DATE/TIME: NIL. OBS ASH CLOUD: NIL. FCST ASH CLOUD +6H: SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD. REMARKS: THE ASH CLOUD THAT PASSED OVER CENTRAL FLORIDA EARLY THIS MORNING RAPIDLY MOVED OFF THE EAST EVENTUALLY BECOMING VERY DIFFUSE ON MULTI-SPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY. IN THE LAST IMAGE..1615Z..IN WHICH ASH WAS DISCERNABLE...THE ASH WAS ORIENTED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING BETWEEN 35N68.5W TO 31N73W. CURRENTLY AT THE VOLCANO...MODERATE STEAMING IS OCCURRING AND A HOTSPOT IS VISIBLE ON THE 3.9 MICRON CHANNEL. THIS INDICATES THAT FURTHER ERUPTIONS OF ASH CLOUDS COULD STILL OCCUR AT ANY TIME...GALLINA TO OBTAIN VAA FROM THE WASHINGTON VAAC EMAIL NOTIFICATION SEE THE WEB PAGE http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/VAAC/subscribe.html(ALL LETTERS IN ADDRESS ARE IN LOWER CASE EXCEPT VAAC). THE WASHINGTON VAAC WILL MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO KEEP THE EMAIL NOTIFICATION UP AND RUNNING. HOWEVER IT IS NOT CONSIDERED AN OFFICIAL METHOD OF DISTRIBUTION. NEXT ADVISORY: NO FURTHER ADVISORIES. NNNN